More About Sophie

• Taking off her shoes:  She takes her shoes off every chance she can.  She prefers barefoot even outside, whether hot or cold.

 

 

• With Logan starting Kindergarten, Sophie had some separation anxiety.  It has been very odd since she was never like that before.

• Fearless/climbs on everything:  She is completely fearless and loves to climb on everything.

• Valentine's Day Goodies

• Hiding whenever daddy comes home:  Both kids love to hide as soon as they hear the garage door opening.  Of course, they can't be quiet and their giggling gives them away. 
•  This is where you can find Sophie first thing in the morning, watching a little TV.

• Hanging out at the outside concert.

 

•  This is how Sophie prefers to spend her sick days.

 

 

•  Sophie's first day of Preschool at Kidspark.

 

 

 Playing with her new playdough Ice Cream Shoppe.

Showing off her dance moves.

Screentime with Mommy's tablet.

 

 

Hanging with Mommy.

Reading a princess journal at her vanity.

 

 Stacking little oranges.

Worn out from a visit with Grandma.

 

 Dollar store balloons.

 

 Playing at Abby's Playtown.

She didn't even realize she had drawn a moustache on herself.

Sophie got superglue on her eye.  It took a lot of mineral oil and time but we got it all off.  Months later she will still tell you how it happened.

 

A Day in Their Lives

Today, Sophie is 3 and a half years old so I thought I would document our day.

• Logan actually slept in until after 7am this morning.  He came and cuddled with us before Sophie woke up a little before 8am.
• They did their morning chore of feeding the pets. Then watched a show while Paul and I got dressed.

• The kids have been making art projects everyday.  They cut up scrap paper and glue it together.  They worked on their first project while Daddy made pancakes.

• After getting dressed in our Cowboys shirts, they played outside while I cleaned up a bit.  Then I joined them outside to read.  Logan played in the sandbox while Sophie played on the swingset.

• Back inside for more art projects.
• I actually used the timer and Sophie went to sit on the toilet every 20 minutes (and she went potty each time, yay!!!).  At one point she stayed in there drawing and looking at books for about 30 minutes, while Logan colored everyone a picture.

• Snack time = fruit snacks, water, and a piece of candy (we'd forgotten to eat yesterday's piece).
• Magnet play: Logan played with the new Lego Star Wars figurine magnets while Sophie did the Leap Frog letters.
• After another potty break, Sophie asked for the new video that came in the mail. They watched a few minutes then decided to play with the wiki sticks.  They played with these for 40 minutes. Then decided to finish watching the Kai-Lan video.

• The kids helped me fix lunch.  Everyone ate very well today.

• Naptime=Mommy Time (Okay, so they didn't sleep but did stay in their rooms, playing quietly.)

• Logan wanted a snack as soon as he got up, but Sophie wanted to watch a show.
• Once Daddy got home, we all worked on our National Adoption Month activity, making family trees. Logan ended up doing finishing Sophie's while she went potty...

• So he spent some time in his room, (we are working hard to stop him from taking, touching and otherwise messing with things that aren't his).  Sophie went outside for some hopping, sliding, and swinging.

• Back inside, Sophie convinced Daddy that Scooby Doo was in order, while Logan played with moon sand.

 

• Dinner was leftovers (our normal Sunday tradition) with each person getting to choose what they wanted.
• After dinner, Sophie decided she wanted to babies and Logan pulled out the trains.  Still stopping to try pottying every 20 minutes, and letting the baby dolls go too.

 

 

• After talking Grandma on the phone, the kids decided Georgia puppy needed to be princess-beautiful.

• Back to the table to do some coloring.
• While Sophie took a bath, Logan worked on his "reading" and speech.  Then Logan took a bath and Sophie sat with Daddy, playing cards.

• Screen time=Sophie on Mommy's tablet, Logan on XBox 360

• Storytime, Amens, and Lights Out!

Adventure Asia Days with the Cousins

Since Kelly and the cousins were in town we went to the Asian museum for their family day.  We had lots of fun and even ate lunch at the Nasher Museum.

The kids created watercolor paintings for children in Cambodia, who make artwork to sell to help support their families.

 

 Then the kids got their faces painted in the tradition of Kabuki theater performers.

 

 The little girls created things with clay while Logan made this bowl in the pottery area.

I was a little disappointed because they didn't have yoga or bubble tea but I think everyone had fun.

Halloween Activities

We had several Halloween activities we went to this year.

Gladney hosted a trunk or treat event on campus.  Because Paul had to work, Grandma joined us for the event.  We played games, ate pizza, and of course collected lots of candy.

Princess Sophie Rose

 

 Buzz Loganyear

 

 

Logan's school had a trunk or treat with games, bounce house, and lots of treats.  Logan loved seeing his teacher and classmates.  Sophie and I won the 3-legged race (because I just picked her up and carried her).

 

 

Halloween night we stayed home and passed out candy.  The kids would run to the door everytime the doorbell rang.  They had such a blast.

 

 

Giving me a little attitude.